Wyoming evictions run under the forcible entry and detainer statutes. Under Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1002 a landlord may proceed against a tenant holding over or after rent is unpaid for three days past due. Section 1-21-1003 requires a written three-day notice to quit, served before filing the action.
Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1002 allows forcible entry and detainer proceedings 'against tenants holding over their terms or after a failure to pay rent for three (3) days after it is due.' Before suing, the landlord must comply with Wyo. Stat. § 1-21-1003: the notice to quit 'shall be served at least three (3) days before commencing the action, by leaving a written copy with the defendant or at his usual place of abode or business.' After the notice expires, the landlord files the FED action in circuit court; if the landlord prevails, the court issues a judgment for possession. Wyoming does not require just cause to evict, making the process comparatively fast and landlord-permissive.
A landlord who removes a tenant without the required three-day notice and a court order risks an unlawful self-help eviction. The lawful remedy is a forcible entry and detainer judgment for possession; only an officer may execute the resulting writ.
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